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5th International Leevi Madetoja Male Voice Choir Competition and Choral Weekend, Espoo, Finland, 16-18 Apr 2010. International choir competition for male voice choirs, gala concerts and possibility for additional performances. Apply before: 31 Oct 2009. Contact: Finnish Male Voice Choir Union, Sanna-Mari Hiekka,  Tel: +358-10-8200236, Fax: +358-10-8200222, Email: mieskuoroliitto@sulasol.fi - Website: www.mieskuoro.fi/madetoja2010/en

2nd International Choral Competition for Children's Choirs "Il Garda in Coro", Malcesine sul Garda, Verona, Italy, 20-24 Apr 2010. Children must be born after 1 Jan 1992. Two categories: secular and sacred music. Contact: Associazione Il Garda In Coro, Renata Peroni,  Tel: +39-045-6570332, Fax: +39-178-6017432, Email: info@ilgardaincoro.it - Website: www.ilgardaincoro.it

International Choir and Folksong Choir Festival, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 22-25 Apr 2010. Competition, workshop, concerts in the Bratislava churches. Contact: Bratislava Choral Agency,  Tel: +421-905-111827, Fax: +421-265-957054, Email: info@choral-music.sk - Website: www.choral-music.sk

4th International Choir and Folksong Choir Festival Slovakia Cantat 2010, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 22-25 Apr 2010. For all categories. Contact: Bratislava Choral Agency,  Tel: +421-905-111827, Fax: +421-265-957054, Email: info@choral-music.sk - Website: www.choral-music.sk

Women in Song, Seattle, USA, 22-25 April 2010. Artistic Director: Morna Edmundson. Festival Director: Steve Stevens. Contact: ACFEA Tours Consultants, Rachel Flamm,  Tel: +1-800-6272141, Fax: +1-425-6728187, Email: rachel@acfea.com - Website: www.acfea.com

Charleston International Choral Festival, South Carolina, USA, 22-25 Apr 2010.  Contact: Music Contact International, , Fax: +1-802-8622251, Email: travel@music-contact.com - Website: www.music-contact.com

Corhabana, Havana, Cuba, 23-27 Apr 2010. Performances throughout Havana in the vibrant Cuban culture. Contact: Music Contact International, , Fax: +1-802-8622251, Email: travel@music-contact.com - Website: www.music-contact.com

16th Torrevieja Habaneras Contest for Children's and Youth Choirs, Torrevieja (Alicante), Spain, 23-25 Apr 2010. Competition developing new generations of singers. Contact: Manuel Martinez,  Tel: +34-965-710702, Fax: +34-965-712570, Email: habaneras@habaneras.org - Website: www.habaneras.org

56th Cork International Choral Festival, Ireland, 28 Apr-2 May 2010. Opportunity to compete in the prestigious Fleischmann International Trophy Competition.  Open to any choir of international standing (except specifically children's choirs). Contact: Cork International Choral Festival,  Tel: +353-21-4223535, Fax: 353-21-4223536, Email: chorfest@iol.ie - Website: www.corkchoral.ie

8th Venezia in Musica, Choir Competition and Festival, Venice, Italy, 28 Apr-2 May 2010. For all kinds of choirs from all around the world. Contact: Interkultur Foundation,  Tel: +49-6403-956525, Fax: +49-6403-956529, Email: mail@interkultur.com - Website: www.interkultur.com

European Music Festival for Young People, 58th Vocal Festival, Neerpelt, Belgium, 30 Apr-3 May 2010. 7 categories, age limit 25 yrs. Contact: Europees Muziekfestival voor de Jeugd,  Tel: +32-11-662339, Fax: +32-11-665048, Email: info@emj.be - Website: www.emj.be

Christmas Carol Competition 2010, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 21 May 2010. Open to composers, both new and established, who will be invited to submit a carol of up to 4 minutes duration for performance by SATB choir. The jury will be composed by Bob Chilcott, James MacMillan and Simon Woods. Contact: Waverley Care,  Tel: +44-131-556 9710 - Website: www.waverleycare.org

1st Choral Competition Voci d'Europa International Prize, Porto Torres, Italy, 1 May 2010. For 8 amateur choirs, mixed, male or female choirs and choral groups made up by a maximum of 35 members and a minimum of 8. Contact: Festival Internazionale Voci d'Europa,  Tel: +39-079-512 690, Fax: +39-079-512 690, Email: coroturr@tiscali.it - Website: www.coroturritano.altervista.org

13th International Julio Villarroel Choir Festival, Isla de Margarita, Venezuela, 4-8 May 2010. Non competitive Festival. Concerts, workshops and conferences by famous conductors from Venezuela and abroad. Contact: The Julio Villarroel Foundation,  Tel: +58-416-6955740, Fax: +58-295-2625048, Email: xfestivaljv@cantv.net - Website: www.festivaljuliovillarroel.com.ve

International Choir Festival, Porec, Croatia, 6-9 May 2010.  Contact: Adriatic Music Festivals,  Tel: +385-52-452 456, Fax: +385-52-434 055, Email: pino.thomas@yahoo.com

6th America Cantat Festival, Juiz de Fora, Brazil, 7-17 May 2010. Renowned choirs of local and international prestige engaged in artistic and academic activities. Apply before 15 Dec 2009. Contact: , , Email: aamcantlp@ciudad.com.ar - Website: www.ufjf.br/americacantat

7th European Festival of Youth Choirs, Basel, Switzerland, 12-16 May 2010. Tri-annual festival for 18 selected youth and children’s choirs (age-limit 25) from European countries. No competition. Over 20 choral-concerts in churches, concert halls and open air in Basel and the surrounding region for more than 20’000 spectators. Workshop day for all participating choirs, open singing, party for the singers, one week workshop for music students in conducting children and youth choirs organized by Swiss music academies. Contact: Europäisches Jugendchor Festival Basel, Kathrin Renggli,  Tel: +41-61-4012100, Fax: +41-61-4012104, Email: k.renggli@ejcf.ch - Website: www.ejcf.ch

Festival Musica Sacra in Venezia, Italy, 13-17 May 2010. For choirs and orchestras with sacred music repertoire. Contact: MusikReisenFaszination Chor- und Orchesterreisen, , Email: info@lagodigarda-musicfestival.com - Website: www.lagodigarda-musicfestival.com

37th International Composition Competition "Guido d'Arezzo", Arezzo, Italy, 15 May 2010. Written choral composition for choir "a cappella" (mixed, male, female or vocal ensemble up to a max. of 16 voices) or choir with instruments (choir as above, and free-chosen instruments from 1 up to max. 4 instruments by choice). Contact: Competition secretariat,  Tel: +39-0575-356203, Fax: +39-0575-324735, Email: fondguid@polifonico.org - Website: www.polifonico.org

The Esoterics' Polyphonos 2010-2011 Competition, Seattle, USA, 15 May 2010. Dedicated to performing and perpetuating contemporary a cappella  choral settings of poetry, philosophy, and spiritual writings from around the world. Apply before 15 May. Contact: The Esoterics POLYPHONOS,  Tel: +1-206-9357779, Fax: +1-206-9357779, Email: polyphonos@TheEsoterics.org - Website: www.theesoterics.org/polyphonos/

6th International Choir Festival Mundus Cantat Sopot 2009, Sopot, Poland, 19-23 May 2010. For choirs from all over the world. Exchange of cultural traditions, strengthening natural human bonds. Contact: Festival Office Mundus Cantat Sopot,  Tel: +48-58-5558458, Fax: +48-58-5558442, Email: munduscantat@sopot.pl - Website: www.munduscantat.sopot.pl

5th International Sacred Music Festival, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 20-23 May 2010. Competition, workshop, concerts in the Bratislava churches. Contact: Bratislava Choral Agency,  Tel: +421-905-111827, Fax: +421-265-957054, Email: info@choral-music.sk - Website: www.choral-music.sk

4th International A CAPPELLA Contest, Leipzig, Germany, 20-22 May 2010. Open to young talented vocal groups (3 to 8 singers) of all nationalities (max. age of 28 yrs). All groups will compete in one category, with as well as without amplification. Apply before 15 Feb. Contact: International A CAPPELLA Contest Leipzig,  Tel: +49-341-2192 186, Fax: +49-341-9107 5576, Email: info@a-cappella-wettbewerb.de - Website: www.a-cappella-wettbewerb.de

Podium 2010 - Experience the Harmony, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, 20-23 May 2010.  Contact: New Brunswick Choral Federation,  Tel: +1-506-4533731, Fax: +1-506-4574880 - Website: www.mta.ca

Festival de la Voix, Châteauroux, France, 21-23 may 2010. Concerts, workshops, open stages. Contact: CEPRAVOI,  Tel: +33-2-47507002, Fax: +33-2-47507065, Email: contact@cepravoi.fr - Website: www.cepravoi.fr

1st Cantapueblo Villa Carlos Paz, Songs of the Bicentennial, Cordoba, Argentina, 22-25 May 2010. In honor of Ariel Ramirez. Workshop: body and voice. Closing concert with Hugo de la Vega. Contact: Fundación Coppla, Alejandro Scarpetta,  Tel: +54-261-4295000, Fax: +54-261-4295000, Email: cantapueblo@coppla.org.ar - Website: www.cantapueblo.com.ar or www.coppla.org.ar

39th International Competition "Florilège Vocal de Tours", France, 28-30 May 2010. Limited to ensembles from 12 to 40 choristers. 3 Rounds: Qualification (a cappella) on Friday– Final Round (including one piece possibly with piano) on Saturday – Grand Prix (on Sunday). The absolute winner will be nominated for the 2010 European Grand Prix.  4 categories: mixed choirs, equal voices (male or female), mixed vocal ensembles, and free program / Prix spécial Renaissance / Prize for a first production work. Contact: Florilège Vocal de Tours,  Tel: +33-2-47216526, Fax: +33-2-47216771, Email: florilege.vocal@free.fr - Website: www.florilegevocal.com

8th Malaysian Choral Eisteddfod 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 31 May-7 June 2010. International children's & youth choir competition & symposium.  Contact: Interkultur Foundation e.V.,  Tel: +49-6403-956525, Fax: +49-6403-956529, Email: mail@interkultur.com - Website: www.interkultur.com

Solevoci A Cappella International Contest 2010, Varese, Italy, 5-6 June 2010. Exclusively for Jazz, Pop and Gospel a cappella vocal groups. Apply before 1 March 2010. Contact: Associazione Culturale Solevoci,  Tel: +39-332-260869, Fax: +39-332-260869, Email: info@solevoci.it - Website: www.solevoci.it

International Krakow Choir Festival, Krakow, Poland, 10-13 June 2010. Open to all amateur choirs in the following categories: mixed and equal voices adult choirs, youth and children choirs, chamber choirs, Gospel, Negro Spirituals, Popular and Barbershop ensembles, sacred music. Contact: International Krakow Choir Festival MELODY,  Tel: +48-22-641 6157, Fax: +48-22-641 6157, Email: mail@krakowchoirfestival.pl - Website: www.krakowchoirfestival.pl

"Sing Along" Turkey, Antalya, Turkey, 15-19 June 2010. Carl Orff's Carmina Burana in the frame of the 17th Aspendos Int'l Opera and Ballet Festival. Workshops for conductors and singers with Simon Halsey, possible individual concerts for choirs. Contact: Vokaliz Management,  Tel: +90-312-4397535, Fax: +90-312-4397533, Email: contact@singalongturkey.com - Website: www.singalongturkey.com

6th The Loto-Quebec World Choral Festival and World Choral Competition, Laval, Québec, Canada, 17-27 June 2010. Annually more than 300 concerts, 10 000 choristers, 500 000 spectators. Be part of the largest gathering of choirs and vocal ensembles in America. Get free access to Choral Village, workshops, friendship concerts, morning sing, many services and shows and preferential rates on accommodations, tourism activities. Areas specifically conceived to favour networking and cultural exchanges. Come sing with us; all levels, all repertoires, all ages; get together in our grand competition next summer. Contact: Le Mondial Choral Loto-Québec,  Tel: +1-888-9359229, Fax: +1-888-9381682, Email: participants@mondialchoral.org - Website:  www.mondialchoral.org

Kodály Zoltán" International children's Choir Festival, Komló, Hungary, 18-20 June 2010. For children's choirs (age 16 in 2009/2010). Categories: Polyphonic, folklore and spiritual music. Contact: Kodály Zoltán" International children's Choir Festival, Eva Horváth, secretary of the festival,  Tel: +36-72-482196, Fax: +36-72-482196, Email: khkomlo@hu.inter.net - Website: www.khszinhaz.hu

13th Pacific International Children's Choir Festival (PICCFEST), Eugene, Oregon, USA, 22-28 June 2010. Lynn Gackle guest conductor and Peter Robb artistic director. Non-competitive event. All participating choirs present 3 performances plus festival chorus performances at the Oregon Bach Festival and the PICCFEST Gala Concert. Space limited to 10 choirs.  Applications now accepted for PICCFEST 2010 and PICCFEST 2011 (with guest conductor Bob Chilcott). Contact: Oregon Festival Choirs,  Tel: +1-541-4659600, Fax: +1-541-4654990, Email: peter@oregonfestivalchoirs.org - Website: www.piccfest.org

13th Alta Pusteria International Choir Festival, Alto Adige-Südtirol, Italy, 23-27 June 2010. Non-competitive festival in the heart of the Dolomites: concerts, open-air reviews, day-meetings. Contact: Alta Pusteria Festival Office,  Tel: +39-06-33652422, Fax: +39-06-33652422, Email: info@festivalpusteria.org  - Website: www.festivalpusteria.org

Sing A Mile High Children's Choral Festival, Denver, CO, USA, 24-28 June 2010. Paul Caldwell, guest conductor and Jena Dickey, resident conductor.  Non-competitive festival for Treble-voiced choirs.  Each choir will participate in massed choir rehearsals and performance and individually in the finale concert at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Denver. Contact: Young Voices of Colorado,  Tel: +1-303-7977464, Fax: +1-303-7940784, Email: chrys@youngvoices.org - Website: www.youngvoices.org

Rotonda con Esprit International Choir and Orchestra Festival, Eisenstadt and Vienna, Austria, 24-27 June 2010. Festival devoted to Joseph Haydn in the cultural and human vibrancy of the Austrian State of Burgenland. Contact: Cultours Carl Pfliegler,  Tel: +43-662-821310, Fax: +43-662-821310-40, Email: office@cultours.at - Website: www.cultours-europe.com

International Choral Festival in Tuscany, Montecatini, Italy, 24-28 June 2010. For all kind of choirs. Contact: Musica Mundi Concert Tours,  Tel: +1-650-949-1991, Fax: +1-650-949-1626, Email: tours@musicamundi.com - Website: www.musicamundi.com

International Choir Festival "Cantemus", Zrenjanin, Serbia, 24-29 June 2010. Non-competitive festival for choirs in all categories. Contact: International Music Center,  Tel: +381-2363-993, Fax: +381-2363-993, Email: festival_cantemus@yahoo.com or imusiccenter@yahoo.com

11th Crescent City Choral Festival, New Orleans, USA, 25 June 2010. For treble chorus (age range between 10 & 18). Conductors: Cheryl Dupont and David Brunner. Contact: New Orleans Children's Chorus,  Tel: +1-504-833 0575, Email: nocc787@bellsouth.net - Website: wwwneworleanschildrenschorus.org

6th International Cantus MM Festival of Sacred Music, Vienna, Austria, 25-28 June 2010. Performing festival in Vienna and surroundings. Contact: Chorus MM,  Tel: +43-662-645972, Fax: +43-662-645972, Email: chorus2000@aon.at - Website: www.chorus2000.com

International Children's Choir Festival, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, 28 June-4 July 2010. Concerts, ensemble workshops with Henry Leck, excursions. Contact: Musica Mundi Concert Tours,  Tel: +1-650-9491991, Fax: +1-650-4723883, Email: tours@musicamundi.com - Website: www.musicamundi.com

International Choir Festival of Preveza, International Competition of Sacred Music, Preveza, Greece, 1-4 July 2010. For mixed, equal voices', children's, chamber vocal ensembles, mixed youth choirs & choirs of Byzantine chant. Repertory must include a compulsory piece, a piece composed before 1800, a piece composed during 1800 - 1950, a piece composed after 1950 & a folk song from the choir's country of origin. Contact: Choral Society "Armonia" of Prevesa,  Tel: +30-2682-024915, Fax: +30-2682-029852, Email: armonia4@otenet.gr - Website: www.choralpreveza.gr

12th International Cantus MM Choir and Orchestra Festival, Salzburg, Austria, 1-4 July 2010. 10 selected choruses or orchestras of any age and composition (also dance groups). Performances in Salzburg and surroundings. Contact: Chorus MM,  Tel: +43-662-874537, Fax: +43-662-874537-30, Email: chorus2000@aon.at - Website: www.chorus2000.com

DreamVoices of Youth – International Choir Festival for Children and Youth, Skagafjordur, Iceland, 1-5 July 2010. For children  from 10 to 15 and youth from 15 to 29. Contact: DreamVoices,  Tel: +354-894 5254, Fax: +354-898 6364, Email: dreamvoices@dreamvoices.is - Website: www.dreamvoices.is

Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival, Vienna, Austria, 3-7 July 2010. Cross-cultural and musical exchange event including workshops, lectures, seminars, concerts in and around Vienna, competition with an international and highly renowned jury. Contact: Summa Cum Laude Youth Music Festival,  Tel: +43-650-619 2152, Fax: +43-1-968 5750, Email: office@sclfestival.org - Website: www.sclfestival.org

45th International Days of Choral Singing, Barcelona, Spain, 5-11 July 2010.  Contact: Federació Catalana d'Entitats Corales,  Tel: +34-93-2680668, Fax: +34-93-3197436, Email: fcec@fcec.cat - Website: www.fcec.cat

Neuchâtel International Choral Festival, Switzerland, 6-10 July 2010. Choral competition open to amateur ensembles selected on a strict criteria by international jury members. Contact: Festival Choral International de Neuchâtel,  Tel: +41-32-7302028, Fax: +41-32-7302028, Email: info@fcin.ch - Website: www.fcin.ch

International Choral Kathaumixw, Powell River, Canada, 6-10 July 2010. Join adult, youth and children's choirs from around the world in 20 concerts, competitions, common singing, seminars and social events on the shores of Canada's magnificent Pacific Coast. Guest artists & international jury. Apply before 1 Nov, 2010. Contact: Powell River Academy of Music,  Tel: +1-604-4859633, Fax: +1-604-4852055, Email: info@kathaumixw.org - Website: www.kathaumixw.org

Youth Choirs in Movement, Bonn, Germany, 7 July 2010. Children’s and youth choirs, equal voice and mixed, of all levels. Ateliers: easy music for kids in movement, singing and meditation, Broadway-Musicals for kids, modern and funny German folk song arrangements with choreography, "we will move you" cover versions of famous rock songs, music from North America and Eastern Europe with choreography, s(w)inging Boys (boys choirs in movement). Contact: Europa Cantat - European Federation of Young Choirs,  Tel: +49-228-9125663, Fax: +49-228-9125658, Email: info@europacantat.org - Website: www.EuropaCantat.org

International Youth Music Festival, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 8-11 July 2010. Competition for children's and youth choirs, orchestras, and bands. Contact: Bratislava Choral Agency,  Tel: +421-905-111827, Fax: +421-265-957054, Email: info@choral-music.sk - Website: www.choral-music.sk

Cantus Salisburgensis International Choir and Orchestra Summer  Festival, Salzburg, Austria, 8-12 July 2010. Kaleidoscope of Nations and cultures interacting in the city of W.A. Mozart´s birth. Contact: Cultours Carl Pfliegler,  Tel: +43-662-821310, Fax: +43-662-82131040, Email: office@cultours.at - Website: www.cultours-europe.com or www.cantussalisburgensis.at

47th International Choral Competition Castle of Porcia, Spittal an der Drau, Austria, 8-11 July 2010. For mixed a cappella choirs (16-45 singers). Categories: Choral works, classical and modern, and folksong. Apply before: 31 Jan 2010. Contact: Kulturamt der Stadt Spittal an der Drau,  Tel: +43-4762-5650223, Fax: +43-4762-3237, Email: obernosterer@spittal-drau.at - Website: www.singkreis-porcia.com

Orientale Concentus III, Yilan, Taiwan, 9-13 July 2010. Competition for mixed, equal voices, children’s, folklore and chamber choirs. Organised by the Singapore Federation of Choral Music and Ace99 Cultural Pte Ltd. Artistic Director: Nelson Kwei. Contact: ACE 99 Cultural Pte Ltd., Ryan Goh,  Tel: +65-9663-1325 or +65-9295-0777, Fax: +65-6449-6566, Email: event@ace99.com.sg - Website: www.ace99.com.sg

39th International Festival & Competition "Youth & Music in Vienna", Vienna, Austria, 10-13 July 2010. For youth choirs,  bands and orchestras! The Festival program includes band parades through the Inner City of Vienna, mass concerts on St. Stephen’s Square, individual concerts for all participating music ensembles in Vienna and surrounding, (Upper age limit: 29 years). Contact: Association for International Cultural Exchange, Michael Haring,  Tel: +43-664-1800905, Fax: +43-1-3175460, Email: michael.haring@chello.at - Website: www.austrianfestivals.at

8th International Choral Festival Seghizzi, Gorizia, Italy, 12-19 July 2010. Every choir must present one or two concert programs (maximum duration: about 1 hour); for example: a program of sacred music only and/or a program of profane music only. Contact: Associazione Corale Goriziana "CA Seghizzi",  Tel: +39-0481-530288, Fax: +39-0481-536739, Email: info@seghizzi.it - Website: www.seghizzi.it

Pacific Rim Children's Chorus Festival, Honolulu, Hawaii, 13-21 July 2010. 9-day residential program designed to provide treble choirs an opportunity to experience the cultures of the Pacific Rim through their choral music repertoire in an interactive, non-competitive environment. Contact: Pacific Rim Music Resources, Wanda Gereben,  Tel: +1-808-5950233, Fax: +1-808-5955129, Email: info@PacRimFestival.org - Website: www.PacRimFestival.org

28th International Music Festival, Cantonigròs, Spain, 15-18 July 2010. Competition and exhibition of music for mixed choir, female voices, children’s choir and popular dances. Contact: Anna Jover & Joana Gonzal - FIMC 2010,  Tel: +34-93-2326444, Fax: +34-93-2463603, Email: fimc@fimc.es - Website: www.fimc.es

Rhapsody! Children’s Music Festival, Prague, Czech Republic, 15-26 July 2010. With guest conductor Ms. Janet Galván. Participating choirs will perform at famous venues in three of Europe's most musical and historical cities: Vienna, Salzburg, and Prague, highlighted by the Grand Final Concert.  Choirs will enjoy a workshop, musical exchanges and sightseeing tours. Contact: Zhongjie Shi, Classical Movements, Inc.,  Tel: +1-703-6836040, Fax: +1-703-6836045, Email: ZS@ClassicalMovements.com - Website: www.ClassicalMovements.com

6th World Choir Games, Shaoxing, China, 15-26 July 2010. For all kinds of choirs from all around the world. Contact: Interkultur Foundation,  Tel: +49-6403-956525, Fax: +49-6403-956529, Email: mail@interkultur.com - Website: www.interkultur.com

Rhapsody! Children’s Music Festival, Vienna & Salzburg, Austria, 15-26 July 2010. With guest conductor Ms. Janet Galván. Participating choirs will perform at famous venues in three of Europe's most musical and historical cities: Vienna, Salzburg, and Prague, highlighted by the Grand Final Concert.  Choirs will enjoy a workshop, musical exchanges and sightseeing tours. Contact: Zhongjie Shi, Classical Movements, Inc.,  Tel: +1-703-6836040, Fax: +1-703-6836045, Email: ZS@ClassicalMovements.com - Website: www.ClassicalMovements.com

49th International Competition of Choral Singing Seghizzi, Gorizia, Italy, 16-18 July 2010. For choirs or musical groups. Categories: Renaissance, Baroque, 19th Century, 1900 to the present day, folk and traditional songs or spirituals and gospels, pop and jazz music, contemporary music. 22nd Grand Prix Seghizzi 2010 - 3rd Trophy of the Nations special Categories. Contact: Associazione Corale Goriziana "CA Seghizzi",  Tel: +39-0481-530288, Fax: +39-0481-536739, Email: info@seghizzi.it - Website: www.seghizzi.it

Melodia! South American Music Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 21 July-2 Aug 2010. Guest conductor: Doreen Rao. Accepting applications from youth and children's choirs (treble and mixed voices), as well as youth orchestras. Outstanding artistic experiences are combined with once-in-a-lifetime cultural and outreach opportunities. Contact: Alessandra D’Ovidio, Classical Movements, Inc.,  Tel: +1-703-6836040, Fax: +1-703-6836045, Email: Alessandra@ClassicalMovements.com - Website: www.ClassicalMovements.com

Melodia! South American Music Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21 July-2 Aug 2010. Guest conductor: Doreen Rao. Accepting applications from youth and children's choirs (treble and mixed voices), as well as youth orchestras. Outstanding artistic experiences are combined with once-in-a-lifetime cultural and outreach opportunities. Contact: Alessandra D’Ovidio, Classical Movements, Inc.,  Tel: +1-703-6836040, Fax: +1-703-6836045, Email: Alessandra@ClassicalMovements.com - Website: www.ClassicalMovements.com

26th Takarazuka International Chamber Chorus Contest, Takarazuka City, Hyogo, Japan, 23-26 July 2010. For choirs with a minimum of 8 and maximum of 20 singers, excluding conductor and accompanists. Four categories: Renaissance, Romantic era, Folklore and Theater pieces. No compulsory pieces. Contact: Takarazuka International Chamber Chorus Contest Committee - Takarazuka Foundation for Culture Promotion,  Tel: +81-797-858844, Fax: +81-797-858873, Email: ticc@takarazuka-c.jp

56th International Choral Contest of Habaneras and Polyphony, Torrevieja (Alicante), Spain, 23-30 July 2010. Outdoors habaneras, polyphony in the auditorium "Eras de la Sal" on the Mediterranean Sea coast. Apply before: 15 Feb 2010. Contact: Certamen Int'l de Habaneras de Torrevieja,  Tel: +34-965-710702, Fax: +34-965-712570, Email: habaneras@habaneras.org - Website: www.habaneras.org

World Vision 2010 International Children’s Choir Festival, Seoul, South Korea, 24-30 July 2010. From traditional and classical to contemporary music festival. Artistic Director: Hee-Churl Kim. Contact: World Vision Korea Children's Choir,  Tel: +82-2-2662 1803, Fax: +82-2-2661 2568, Email: wvchoirfestival@wvchoirfestival.or.kr - Website: www.wvchoirfestival.or.kr

Taipei International Choral Festival, Taipei, Taiwan, 25 July-1 Aug 2010. 6 to 8 invited choirs from around the world, 20 local choirs from Taiwan, world renowned choral conductors and scholars. Workshops for choral singers, masterclass for conductors, lectures and session on choral music, sight-seeing tours. Contact: Taipei Philharmonic Foundation,  Tel: +886-2-27733961, Fax: +886-2-27733692, Email: ticf@tpf.org.tw - Website: www.tpf.org.tw

Hong Kong International Youth & Children Choral Music Camp, Hong Kong, China, 26-31 July 2010. Artistic Director: Prof. Leon Shiu-wai Tong. Workshop and concert holding in best venues. Attractive accommodation fee, selective touring arrangement. Contact: Hong Kong Treble Choirs' Association,  Tel: +852-2381 9262, Fax: +852-2380 7302, Email: info@hktreblechoir.com - Website: www.hktreblechoir.com

10th China International Chorus Festival, Beijing, China, 28 July-2 Aug 2010. Competition, concerts, workshops, cultural exchange programs on the theme "Forver Friends". For all kind of choirs. Contact: China International Chorus Festival,  Tel: +86-10-8403 8225, Fax: +86-10-8403 8226, Email: cicfbjf@163.com - Website: http://en.cicfbj.cn/

IHLOMBE South African Choral Festival, Cape Town, Pretoria, Johannesburg & Game Park, South Africa, 28 July-9 Aug 2010. In association with CHORISA, the Choral Institute of South Africa. Opportunity for  6 choirs, on each from Asia, Africa, Europe, South Pacific, South America, and Central/North America, to receive a 10 nights' hosted festival package. Festival including 24 choral directors, 16 workshops, 12 concerts, 1000 participants, and 2 new commissions each year. Contact: Jayci Thomas, Classical Movements, Inc.,  Tel: +1-800-8820025, Email: jayci@ClassicalMovements.com - Website: www.ClassicalMovements.com

24th Béla Bartók International Choir Competition and Folklore Festival, Debrecen, Hungary, 28 July-1 Aug 2010. The only competition in contemporary choral music for five categories. The winner of the Grand Prize will be invited to the Competition for "The Grand Prix for European Choral Music" held every year alternately in Arezzo, Debrecen, Maribor, Tolosa, Tours and Varna. Folklore festival, world-premiers, church concerts, master classes and social meetings. Contact: Fonix Events Organizer NPO,  Tel: +36-52-518400, Fax: +36-52-518404, Email: bartokcomp@bbcc.hu - Website: www.bbcc.hu

8th International Choral Festival  and 6th Competition - The Singing World, St. Petersburg, Russia, 30 July-4 Aug 2010. For choirs and vocal ensembles of various styles, levels and origins from all over the world. Event promoting long-term contacts among choirs. Contact: International Choral Festival and Competition,  Tel: +7-812-3283921, Fax: +7-812-3283921, Email: tantlevskaya@mail.ru or Singingworld@mail.ru - Website: www.interfestplus.ru or www.singingworld.spb.ru

20th Choralies of Vaison-la-Romaine, France, 2-10 Aug 2010. Large non-competitive choir meeting in the beautiful Roman town of Vaison. 40 workshops for singers, 2 workshops for conductors, 100 concerts and all kinds of activities for participants and conductors. International study tours for choral managers during the festival. Contact: A Coeur Joie France,  Tel: +33-4-72198340, Fax: +33-4-78434398, Email: acj.choralies.inscriptions@orange.fr - Website: www.choralies.fr

1st Choir Competition Heart of Europe, Gelnhausen, Germany, 12-15 Aug 2010. 4 categories, international jury, meeting and gala concerts, choir parties, workshops, awards. Please apply before: 31 Dec. Contact: 1st Heart of Europe Choir Competition, Organization Committee, Rapahel Trageser,  Tel: +49-174-279 3686, Email: info@heartofeurope.de - Website: www.heartofeurope.de

Pécs Cantat 2010, Pécs, Hungary, 15-22 Aug 2010. For choirs and individual singers. 6 int'l workshops with focus on the Hungarian composers: Kodály, Bartók and more. Possible individual concerts for choirs, final workshop concerts, daily open singing. Contact: Pécs Cultural Centre,  Tel: +36-72-510 655 - Website: www.pecscantat.hu

22nd Zimriya World Assembly of Choirs, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel, 16-24 Aug 2010. Open singing, choir to choir sessions, concerts. Workshops: Aharon Harlap (Israel): Jewish and Israeli Music; Michael Gohl (Switzerland): Songs of all Nations; Fred Sjöberg (Sweden): Romantic Music; Anton Armstrong (USA): Afro-American Spirituals; Theodora Pavlovitch (Bulgaria): Rhythms from the Balkans to the Jazz; Stanley Sperber (Israel): Mendelssohn - Psalm 42; Volker Hempfling (Germany): Mozart - Mass in C minor. Contact: ZIMRIYA,  Tel: +972-3-6041808, Fax: +972-3-6041688, Email: harzimco@netvision.net.il - Website: www.zimriya.org.il

6th International Choral Festival Mario Baeza, Valparaíso, V Región, Chile, 19-22 Aug 2010. Non competitive Festival for choirs in all categories.  Apply before 31 March. Contact: Waldo Aránguiz-Thompson,  Tel: +56-2-6627689, Fax: +56-9-4917519, Email: waldoaranguiz@gmail.com or alacc.chile@gmail.com

8th International Youth Chamber Choir Meeting, Usedom Island (Baltic Sea), Germany, 20-29 Aug 2010. Girls' and youth choirs, max 35 persons (incl. staff). Age: 16-26. 3 Ateliers, concerts in churches and open air. Time to get to know each other on the beautiful island of Usedom. Contact: Arbeitskreis Musik in der Jugend AMJ,  Tel: +49-5331-46017, Fax: +49-5331-43723, Email: amj-internationales@t-online.de - Website: www.amj-musik.de

Pannonia Cantat Youth Choir Festival 2010, Kaposvar (Lake Balaton), Hungary, 23-28 Aug 2010. For children (age 8-12), youth female (age 15-21), boy (age 8-21) and youth mixed (age 15-21) choirs. Contact: Pannonia Cantat Youth Choir Festival,  Tel: +36-20-284 0480, Fax: +36-1-577 2387, Email: info@youthchoirfestival.org - Website: www.youthchoirfestival.org

Bohemia Cantat, Liberec, Czech Republic, 26-29 Aug 2010. Non-competitive festival for individual singers or choirs. 6 workshops on various music styles (Czech choir composition, jazz, spirituals, madrigals, folklore songs, overtone singing, etc). Contact: Bohemia Cantat Liberec,  Tel: +420-322-507168, Email: z.kadlas@bohemiacantat.cz - Website: www.bohemiacantat.cz

1st NINA Griegfestival for young voices, Bergen, Norway, 14-17 Sep 2010. Choir competiions for children's and youth choirs, workshops, concerts and events. Apply before: 1 June 2010. Contact: Annlaug Hus,  Tel: +47 55 56 38 65, Fax: +47 55 56 38 66, Email: post@griegfestival.no - Website: www.griegfestival.no

58th "Guido d'Arezzo" International Polyphonic Competition, Arezzo, Italy, 15-19 Sep 2010. For amateur choral ensembles. Categories: Christian plainchant, polyphony, polyphony for children's voices, special competition, int'l choral festival of folksong. Contact: Competition secretariat,  Tel: +39-0575-356203, Fax: +39-0575-324735, Email: fondguid@polifonico.org - Website: www.polifonico.org

International Choir Festival Tonen2000, Westland, Netherlands, 24-26 Sept 2010. Open to mixed choirs and ensembles up to 36 non-professional members, male and female ensembles up to 24 non-professional members (professional conductor preferred). Categories: sacred and secular music, Middle Age, Renaissance, Romatic, Modern. Contact: Tonen2000, Jos Vranken,  Tel: +31-174-245520, Fax: +31-174-245520, Email: info@tonen2000.nl - Website: www.tonen2000.nl

Suwon International Competition & Festival 2009, Suwon, Rep. of Korea, 4-9 Oct 2010. For amateur mixed, male & female choirs of 20 or more singers (over age 18). Apply before 24 July. Contact: Suwon International Choral Competition & Festival,  Tel: +82-31-236 5533, Fax: +82-31-236 5523, Email: siccf2009@gmail.com - Website: www.sicc2009.com

Rimini International Choral Competition, Italy, 7-10 Oct 2010. Competition for equal voices, mixed, chamber, children, young, folk and Spiritual Choirs in the beautiful and ancient Town of Rimini. Possibility of a sing Mass in The Renaissance Cathedral. Contact: Rimini International Choral Competition,  Tel: +39-347-2573878, Email: info@musicaficta.org - Website: www.riminichoral.it

Festival Magic Mozart Moments, Salzburg, Austria, 7-10 Oct 2010. Voices from all over the world and the Salzburg Cathedral Choir & Orchestra. Singers are required to have sung the performed piece before. Contact: Cultours Europe,  Tel: +43-662-821310, Fax: +43-662-82131040, Email: office@cultours.at - Website: www.cultours-europe.com

International Choir Festival of Uruguay 2010, Montevideo, Uruguay, 8-17 Oct 2010. Concerts in different cities, gala concerts including symphonic pieces, workshops, tourist activities. Apply before 23 April. Contact: Infinito - Realizaciones Culturales ,  Tel: +598-2-9247798 or 9247943, Fax: +598-2-9246326, Email: infiprod@montevideo.com.uy - Website: www.infinitorc.com

4th Cantapueblo for Children Singing for Earth, Mendoza, Argentina, 12-16 Oct 2010. For children choirs from around the world.  Exchange of cultural traditions through choral singing as a means to strengthen ties of brotherhood. Contact: CantaPueblo - La Fiesta Coral de América,  Tel: +54-261-4295000, Fax: +54-261-4295000, Email: ninos@coppla.org.ar - Website: www.cantapueblo.com.ar or www.coppla.org.ar

Lago di Garda Music Festival, Italy, 14-18 Oct 2010. International festival of music for choirs and orchestras on Lake Garda. Contact: MusikReisenFaszination Chor- und Orchesterreisen, , Email: info@lagodigarda-musicfestival.com - Website: www.lagodigarda-musicfestival.com

4th International Choir Festival Corearte Barcelona 2010, Spain, 18-24 Oct 2010. Non-competitive event open to choirs of various backgrounds from all over the world. Performances and workshops. Contact: Festival Internacional de Coros Corearte Barcelona,  Tel: +34-93-6350166, Email: Info@corearte.es - Website: www.corearte.es

International Choral Espoo Festival, Espoo, Finland, 20-24 Oct 2010. Work on new music with the composers; active participation of the audience. Artistic director: Club For Five (Finland). Contact: International ChoralEspoo,  Tel: +358-50-385 1623, Fax: +358-9-81657500, Email: kuoroespoo@kolumbus.fi - Website: www.kuoroespoo.fi

International Festival of Choirs Cantus Angeli, Salerno, Italy, 20-24 Oct 2010. Friendly meeting between groups of various musical and territorial origins. Contact: International Festival of Choirs Cantus Angeli,  Tel: +39-3494295308, Fax: +39-089879917, Email:  info@cantusangeli.com - Website: www.cantusangeli.com

6th International Robert Schumann Choir Competition, Zwickau, Germany, 20-24 Oct 2010. Competition in different categories and difficulties. Contact: Interkultur Foundation,  Tel: +49-6403-956525, Fax: +49-6403-956529, Email: mail@interkultur.com - Website: www.interkultur.com

International Choral Weekend Voices Unlimited, Veldhoven, Netherlands, 22-24 Oct 2010. For choirs with singers aged 15 to 40. Categories: classical, pop/musical/gospel/jazz or close harmony/a capella. Contact: Voices Unlimited,  Tel: +31-40-2545220, Fax: +31-40-2785449, Email: info@voicesunlimited.eu - Website: www.voicesunlimited.eu

4th International Showcase for Choir Singing Polyfollia 2010, La Manche, Normandy, France, 27 Oct-1 Nov 2010. A reference meeting point between the best amateur choirs and promoters and organizers of festivals, music seasons, etc.... Plus a "choral festive party" open to all choirs. Contact: Polyfollia, Jacques Vanherle,  Tel: +33-2-31736919, Fax: +33-2-31051590, Email: contact@polyfollia.org - Website: www.polyfollia.org

Mediterranean Choir Contest, Palmanyola, Mallorca, Spain, 27-31 Oct 2010. For mixed choirs from all over the world. Contact: Festival de Corals Mediterrani,  Tel: +34-971-617 361, Email: info@fcm-mallorca.com - Website: http://fcm-mallorca.com

22nd Cantapueblo - La Fiesta Coral de América, Mendoza, Argentina, 2-7 Nov 2010. Great Latin American festival open to mixed choirs, equal voices, mixed youth choirs, chamber ensembles and other vocal groups. Contact: Cantapueblo Artistic Director: Alejandro Scarpetta,  Tel: +54-261-4295000, Fax: +54-261-4295000, Email: cantapueblo@coppla.org.ar - Website: www.mendoza.gov.ar or www.coppla.org.ar

Alanya International Choir Festival, Alanya, Turkey, 3-7 Nov 2010. Four sections: "open air" performances (required), competition, folk music, pop music. Contact: Antalya International Choir Festival,  Tel: +90-242-316 4660, Email: festivalantalya@festivalantalya.com - Website: www.festivalantalya.com

3rd International Festival Interfolk in Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia, 11-16 Nov 2010. For folk groups, vocal and instrumental ensembles, choirs and dance groups of various styles, levels and origins from all over the world. Contact: International Choral Festival,  Tel: +7-812-3283921, Fax: +7-812-3283921, Email: singingworld@mail.ru or choirfest@inbox.ru - Website: www.interfestplus.ru

6th International Warsaw Choir Festival Varsovia Cantat, Warsaw, Poland, 12-14 Nov 2010. For all amateur choirs. Contact: Choral Society LIRA Varsovia Cantat,  Tel: +48-22-641 6157, Fax: +48-22-641 6157, Email: mail@lira.waw.pl or lirowiec@interia.pl - Website: www.varsoviacantat.pl

Cantapueblo Brasil 2010 - Vocal Tribute to Brazilian Music, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 16-21 Nov 2010. Non-competitive festival open to choirs and vocal groups. Performances, workshops socialization, cultural exchange, tourism and leisure. Contact: Cantapueblo Brasil, Sergio Sansao,  Tel: +55-21-38526877, Fax: +54-261-4201135, Email: sansao@cantapueblo.com.br

The American International Choral Festival St. Louis 2010, Missouri, USA, 17/21 Nov 2010. For all kinds of choirs from all around the world. Contact: Interkultur Foundation,  Tel: +49-6403-956525, Fax: +49-6403-956529, Email: mail@interkultur.com - Website: www.interkultur.com

27th International Franz Schubert Choir Competition, Vienna, Austria, 24-28 Nov 2010. For all kinds of choirs from all around the world. Contact: Interkultur Foundation,  Tel: +49-6403-956525, Fax: +49-6403-956529, Email: mail@interkultur.com - Website: www.interkultur.com

International Festival of Advent and Christmas Music, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 2-5 Dec 2010. Competition, workshop, concerts in churches. Contact: Bratislava Choral Agency,  Tel: +421-905-111827, Fax: +421-265-957054, Email: info@choral-music.sk - Website: www.choral-music.sk

ACDA National Conference, Chicago, USA, 9-12 March 2011. ACDA will hold it biennial conference for choral conductors.  Included in the event will be choral performances, interest sessions, reading sessions, the premier of the 2011 Brock Commission, networking, a trade show, and other special events. Contact: American Choral Directors Association,  Tel: +1-405-2328161, Fax: +1-405-2328162, Email: acda@acda.org - Website: http://acda.org

7th Palm Sunday Concerts, Portugal, 11-17 Apr 2011. Guest Conductor: Jean-Marie Puissant (France). No participation fee. Join this International sacred choir for a week and perform 5 concerts. Stay in private homes of choir singers. Meals will not be organized. Maximum 30 singers with singing experience. A wonderful and
emotional experience! Contact: Vox Laci, Myguel Santos e Castro,  Tel: +351-938407985, Email: info@voxlaci.com - Website: www.voxlaci.com

12th International Choir Festival, Tallinn, Estonia, 14-17 Apr 2011. Competition in Estonia concert hall and concerts in Tallinn churches and concert houses. Apply before: 4 Nov 2010. Contact: Eesti Kooriühing - Estonian Choral Society,  Tel: +372-6-274451, Fax: +372-6274450, Email: kooriyhing@kul.ee - Website: www.kooriyhing.ee

11th International Choral Competition Maribor 2011, Slovenia, 15-17 Apr 2011. Member of the European Grand Prix for Choral Singing Association (together with Arezzo, Tours, Tolosa, Debrecen and Varna). For up to 12 selected choirs: female, male and mixed with 16-48 singers (free meals and accomodation). Non-competitive and three competing programs (compulsory, free and Grand Prix). Apply before: 22. Nov 2010. Contact: Mihela Jagodic, JSKD,  Tel: +386-1-2410525, Fax: +386-1-2410536, Email: mihela.jagodic@jskd.si - Website: www.jskd.si

13th International Choir Competition, Budapest, Hungary, 17-21 Apr 2011. Competition in different categories and difficulties for all types of choirs. Contact: Förderverein Interkultur,  Tel: +49-6403-956525, Fax: +49-6403-956529, Email: mail@interkultur.com - Website: www.interkultur.com

5th Children Festival Vox Pueri, Cascais, Portugal, 18-21 Apr 2011. Non-competitive festival for all kinds of children´s choirs with many concerts and common singing. Contact: Vox Laci, Myguel Santos e Castro,  Tel: +351-938407985, Email: info@voxlaci.com - Website: www.voxlaci.com

9th Venezia in Musica, Choir Competition and Festival, Venice, Italy, 27 Apr-1 May 2011. For all kinds of choirs from all around the world. Contact: Interkultur Foundation,  Tel: +49-6403-956525, Fax: +49-6403-956529, Email: mail@interkultur.com - Website: www.interkultur.com

The American International Choral Festival Reno 2011, Nevada, USA, 4-8 May 2011. For all kinds of choirs from all around the world. Contact: Interkultur Foundation,  Tel: +49-6403-956525, Fax: +49-6403-956529, Email: mail@interkultur.com - Website: www.interkultur.com

3rd International Choral Competition Anton Bruckner, Linz, Austria, 1-5 June 2011. For all kinds of choirs from all around the world. Contact: Förderverein Interkultur,  Tel: +49-6403-956525, Fax: +49-6403-956529, Email: mail@interkultur.com - Website: www.interkultur.com

Harmonie Festival 2011, Limburg-Lindenholzhausen, Germany, 2-6 June 2011. 14 different competitions for choirs and folk groups, concerts and folk performances with an audience of up to 4,000 people and the hospitality of a whole region. Contact: Harmonie Lindenholzhausen,  Tel: +49-6431-732 68, Fax: +49-6431-97 66 47, Email: information@harmonie-festival.de - Website: www.harmonie-festival.de

14th Alta Pusteria International Choir Festival, Alto Adige-Südtirol, Italy, 22-26 June 2011. Non-competitive festival in the heart of the Dolomites: concerts, open-air reviews, day-meetings. Contact: Alta Pusteria Festival Office,  Tel: +39-06-33652422, Fax: +39-06-33652422, Email: info@festivalpusteria.org  - Website: www.festivalpusteria.org

Sing A Mile High Children's Choral Festival, Denver, CO, USA, 23-27 June 2011. Rollo Dilworth, guest conductor.  Non-competitive festival for Treble-voiced choirs.  Each choir will participate in massed choir rehearsals and performance and individually in the finale concert at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Denver. Contact: Young Voices of Colorado,  Tel: +1-303-7977464, Fax: +1-303-7940784, Email: chrys@youngvoices.org - Website: www.singamilehigh.org

7th International Cantus MM Festival of Sacred Music, Vienna, Austria, 24-27 June 2011. Performing festival in Vienna and surroundings. Contact: Chorus MM,  Tel: +43-662-645972, Fax: +43-662-645972, Email: chorus2000@aon.at - Website: www.chorus2000.com

IHLOMBE South African Choral Festival, Cape Town, Pretoria, Johannesburg & Game Park, South Africa, 29 June-11 July 2011. In association with CHORISA, the Choral Institute of South Africa. Travel to Cape Town, Pretoria, Johannesburg & a Game Park.  Concerts, individual and shared with top South African Choirs, Workshops, African drumming, dancing, and singing. Contact: Jayci Thomas, Classical Movements, Inc.,  Tel: +1-800-8820025, Email: jayci@ClassicalMovements.com - Website: www.ClassicalMovements.com

12th International Cantus MM Choir and Orchestra Festival, Salzburg, Austria, 30 June-3 July 2011. 10 selected choruses or orchestras of any age and composition (also dance groups). Performances in Salzburg and surroundings. Contact: Chorus MM,  Tel: +43-662-874537, Fax: +43-662-874537-30, Email: chorus2000@aon.at - Website: www.chorus2000.com

4th Musica Sacra a Roma, Italy, 2-6 July 2011. Competition in different categories and difficulties. Contact: Förderverein Interkultur,  Tel: +49-6403-956525, Fax: +49-6403-956529, Email: mail@interkultur.com - Website: www.interkultur.com

Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival, Vienna, Austria, 2-6 July 2011. Cross-cultural and musical exchange event including workshops, lectures, seminars, concerts in and around Vienna, competition with an international and highly renowned jury. Contact: Summa Cum Laude Youth Music Festival,  Tel: +43-650-619 2152, Fax: +43-1-968 5750, Email: office@sclfestival.org - Website: www.sclfestival.org

Songs of the World - Coastal Sound International Choral Festival, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 4-9 July 2011. Guest Conductors: Rollo Dilworth & Henry Leck. Imagine these 2 conductors leading your Children’s Choir/Boy Choir/Girl Choir or your SATB Youth Choir at the same festival featuring these voicings in separate repertoire, and also, exciting massed works. Concert places in multicultural downtown Vancouver and surrounding areas. Contact: Coastal Sound International Choral Festival,  Tel: +1-604-469-5973, Fax: +1-604-469-5974, Email:  info@coastalsoundmusic.com - Website: www.coastalsoundmusic.com

Festival 500 Sharing the Voices, St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada, 6-13 July 2011. International non-competitive choral festival featuring multiple performance opportunities and workshops for choirs as well as individual “Come Solo” participants. New for 2011: our Professional Development Program for small vocal ensembles. Deadline for choir and small vocal ensemble applications is June 18, 2010. Contact: Festival 500 Sharing the Voices,  Tel: +1-709-7386013, Fax: +1-709-7386014, Email: information@festival500.com - Website: www.festival500.com

7th International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival & Competition, Wernigerode, Germany, 6-10 July 2011. Competition in different categories and difficulties. Contact: Interkultur Foundation,  Tel: +49-6403-956525, Fax: +49-6403-956529, Email: mail@interkultur.com - Website: www.interkultur.com

International Choir Festival of Preveza, International Competition of Sacred Music, Preveza, Greece, 7-11 July 2011. For mixed, equal voices', children's, chamber vocal ensembles, mixed youth choirs & choirs of Byzantine chant. Repertory must include a compulsory piece, a piece composed before 1800, a piece composed during 1800 - 1950, a piece composed after 1950 & a folk song from the choir's country of origin. Contact: Choral Society "Armonia" of Prevesa,  Tel: +30-2682-024915, Fax: +30-2682-029852, Email: armonia4@otenet.gr - Website: www.choralpreveza.gr

Cantus Salisburgensis International Choir and Orchestra Summer  Festival, Salzburg, Austria, 7-10 July 2011. Kaleidoscope of Nations and cultures interacting in the city of W.A. Mozart´s birth. Contact: Cultours Carl Pfliegler,  Tel: +43-662-821310, Fax: +43-662-82131040, Email: office@cultours.at - Website: www.cultours-europe.com or www.cantussalisburgensis.at

2nd World Choir Championships, Graz, Austria, 10-17 July 2011. For all kinds of choirs from all around the world. Contact: Interkultur Foundation,  Tel: +49-6403-956525, Fax: +49-6403-956529, Email: mail@interkultur.com - Website: www.interkultur.com

29th International Music Festival, Cantonigròs, Spain, 14-17 July 2011. Competition and exhibition of music for mixed choir, female voices, children’s choir and popular dances. Contact: Anna Jover & Joana Gonzal - FIMC 2010,  Tel: +34-93-2326444, Fax: +34-93-2463603, Email: fimc@fimc.es - Website: www.fimc.es

Rhapsody! Children’s Music Festival, Prague, Czech Republic, 14-25 July 2010. With guest conductor Joan Gregoryk. Participating choirs will perform at famous venues in three of Europe's most musical and historical cities: Vienna, Salzburg, and Prague, highlighted by the Grand Final Concert.  Choirs will enjoy a workshop, musical exchanges and sightseeing tours. Contact: Zhongjie Shi, Classical Movements, Inc.,  Tel: +1-703-6836040, Fax: +1-703-6836045, Email: ZS@ClassicalMovements.com - Website: www.ClassicalMovements.com

Rhapsody! Children’s Music Festival, Vienna & Salzburg, Austria, 14-25 July 2010. With guest conductor Joan Gregoryk. Participating choirs will perform at famous venues in three of Europe's most musical and historical cities: Vienna, Salzburg, and Prague, highlighted by the Grand Final Concert.  Choirs will enjoy a workshop, musical exchanges and sightseeing tours. Contact: Zhongjie Shi, Classical Movements, Inc.,  Tel: +1-703-6836040, Fax: +1-703-6836045, Email: ZS@ClassicalMovements.com - Website: www.ClassicalMovements.com

Melodia! South American Music Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 20 July-1 Aug 2011. Guest conductor: Francisco Nuñez. Accepting applications from youth and children's choirs (treble and mixed voices), as well as youth orchestras.  Outstanding artistic experiences are combined with once-in-a-lifetime cultural and outreach opportunities. Contact: Alessandra D’Ovidio, Classical Movements, Inc.,  Tel: +1-703-6836040, Fax: +1-703-6836045, Email: Alessandra@ClassicalMovements.com - Website: www.ClassicalMovements.com

Istanbul International Chorus Competition, Istanbul, Turkey, 20-25 July 2011. For children, female, male, mxed choirs and folk groups. Contact: Istanbul Harman Folklor,  Tel: +90-216-3461354, Fax: +90-216-3461308, Email: harman@harmanfolk.com - Website: www.harmanfolk.com

Melodia! South American Music Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 20 July-1 Aug 2011. Guest conductor: Francisco Nuñez. Accepting applications from youth and children's choirs (treble and mixed voices), as well as youth orchestras.  Outstanding artistic experiences are combined with once-in-a-lifetime cultural and outreach opportunities. Contact: Alessandra D’Ovidio, Classical Movements, Inc.,  Tel: +1-703-6836040, Fax: +1-703-6836045, Email: Alessandra@ClassicalMovements.com - Website: www.ClassicalMovements.com

9th World Symposium on Choral Music, Puerto Madryn, Patagonia, Argentina, 3-10 Aug 2011. Organized by the CIC Foundation in cooperation with ADICORA. Motto: "Singing in Nature". Contact: ,  Tel: +54-2965-439232, Email: info@wscm9.com - Website: www.wscm9.com

7th International Choral Festival "San Juan Coral 2011", Argentina, 11-16 Aug 2011. Non competitive choral festival  organized by Universidad Católica de Cuyo´s Choir for 8-10 selected mixed,  female, male and chamber choirs. Each choir will participate in massed choir rehearsals and performance and individual concerts at the Auditorio  Juan Victoria. Concerts, lectures and workshops for choirs, singers and  conductors. Contact: María Elina Mayorga,  Tel: +54-264-4234284, Fax: +54-264-4234284, Email: mariaelinamayorga@gmail.com or coro@uccuyo.edu.ar - Website: www.sanjuancoral.com.ar

9th In... Canto Sul Garda, Riva del Garda, Italy, 13-17 Oct 2011. Competition in different categories and difficulties. Contact: Interkultur e.V.,  Tel: +49-6403-956525, Fax: +49-6403-956529, Email: mail@interkultur.com - Website: www.interkultur.com

Festival Magic Mozart Moments, Salzburg, Austria, 13-16 Oct 2011. Voices from all over the world and the Salzburg Cathedral Choir & Orchestra. Singers are required to have sung the performed piece before. Contact: Cultours Europe,  Tel: +43-662-821310, Fax: +43-662-82131040, Email: office@cultours.at - Website: www.cultours-europe.com

4th International Choir Competition and Festival, Malta, 3-7 Nov 2011. Open to all categories. Contact: Förderverein Interkultur,  Tel: +49-6403-956525, Fax: +49-6403-956529, Email: mail@interkultur.com - Website: www.interkultur.com

28th International Franz Schubert Choir Competition, Vienna, Austria, 16-20 Nov 2011. For all kinds of choirs from all around the world. Contact: Interkultur Foundation,  Tel: +49-6403-956525, Fax: +49-6403-956529, Email: mail@interkultur.com - Website: www.interkultur.com

Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival, held in the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria, 1-5 July 2012. Cross-cultural and musical exchange event including workshops, lectures, seminars, concerts in and around Vienna, competition with an international and highly renowned jury. Contact: Summa Cum Laude Youth Music Festival,  Tel: +43-650-619 2152, Fax: +43-1-968 5750, Email: office@sclfestival.org - Website: www.sclfestival.org

7th World Choir Games, Cincinnati (Ohio), USA, 4-14 July 2012. WCG taking place in the USA for the first time. The city of Cincinnati, situated on the borderline of the US states of Ohio and Kentucky, has a long cultural tradition including the oldest ongoing choral festival in the world. For choirs from all over the world. Contact: Interkultur Foundation,  Tel: +49-6403-956525, Fax: +49-6403-956529, Email: mail@interkultur.com - Website: www.interkultur.com

Rhapsody! Children’s Music Festival, Prague, Czech Republic, 12-23 July 2012. Participating choirs will perform at famous venues in three of Europe's most musical and historical cities: Vienna, Salzburg, and Prague, highlighted by the Grand Final Concert.  Choirs will enjoy a workshop, musical exchanges and sightseeing tours. Contact: Zhongjie Shi, Classical Movements, Inc.,  Tel: +1-703-6836040, Fax: +1-703-6836045, Email: ZS@ClassicalMovements.com - Website: www.ClassicalMovements.com

Rhapsody! Children’s Music Festival, Vienna & Salzburg, Austria, 12-23 July 2012. Participating choirs will perform at famous venues in three of Europe's most musical and historical cities: Vienna, Salzburg, and Prague, highlighted by the Grand Final Concert.  Choirs will enjoy a workshop, musical exchanges and sightseeing tours. Contact: Zhongjie Shi, Classical Movements, Inc.,  Tel: +1-703-6836040, Fax: +1-703-6836045, Email: ZS@ClassicalMovements.com - Website: www.ClassicalMovements.com

Melodia! South American Music Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 18-30 July 2012. Accepting applications from youth and children's choirs (treble and mixed voices), as well as youth orchestras.  Outstanding artistic experiences are combined with once-in-a-lifetime cultural and outreach opportunities. Contact: Alessandra D’Ovidio, Classical Movements, Inc.,  Tel: +1-703-6836040, Fax: +1-703-6836045, Email: Alessandra@ClassicalMovements.com - Website: www.ClassicalMovements.com

Melodia! South American Music Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 18-30 July 2012. Accepting applications from youth and children's choirs (treble and mixed voices), as well as youth orchestras.  Outstanding artistic experiences are combined with once-in-a-lifetime cultural and outreach opportunities. Contact: Alessandra D’Ovidio, Classical Movements, Inc.,  Tel: +1-703-6836040, Fax: +1-703-6836045, Email: Alessandra@ClassicalMovements.com - Website: www.ClassicalMovements.com

Europa Cantat Festival 2012, Turin, Italy, 27 July-5 Aug 2012. Spectacular vocal festival with participants from Europe and beyond. Workshops by international conductors in all vocal genres. Open singing, concerts: sing & listen, international contacts. Contact: Europa Cantat Festival 2009,  Tel: +49-228-9125663, Fax: +49-228-9125658, Email: info@EuropaCantat.org - Website: www.ectorino2012.it

 

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